Homicide rate in Grenada
Grenada: Homicide rate was 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.76 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
95th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
3.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate in Grenada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Grenada peaked at 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Grenada ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Grenada, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 92 Micronesia (country) 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Suriname 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Turkey 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Niue 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Moldova 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Grenada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Grenada?
- Homicide rate in Grenada was 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Grenada rank for homicide rate?
- Grenada ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.